rear
part of speech
noun (the rear); adjective (rear); verb (rear, rears, reared, rearing)
meaning for a pupil
1) The back part of something: "the rear of the bus". tree →
2) As an adjective, at the back: "the rear door", "rear lights". tree →
3) To rear children or animals means to look after them until they are grown up. tree →
4) When a horse rears, it stands up on its back legs. tree →
5) To rear something can also mean to lift it up high and build it in place. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Jeremiah, God promises to rear the orphans of those who die. Ahab reared up an altar to Baal. In Isaiah, a man will rear only a young cow and two sheep after the land is laid waste. Interpretation: The Tabernacle was set up on the first day of the first month, a year after the Exodus. Tradition sees it as the place for God's presence among the people. Jeremiah's words are read as God caring for the fatherless. In the primary lessons: In everyday life and safety, cars and bikes have rear lights; children sit in the rear seats of a car. In science, farmers rear animals like sheep and chickens. In stories a frightened horse rears. Phrases: at the rear, rear seat, rear light, rear view mirror, rear up, bring up the rear.
examples
- 'On the first day of the first month shalt thou rear up the tabernacle of the tent of meeting. (Torah EXO.40.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- And thou shalt rear up the tabernacle according to the fashion thereof which hath been shown thee in the mount. (Torah EXO.26.30, JPS 1917) tree →
- And he reared up the court round about the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the screen of the gate of the court. (Torah EXO.40.33, JPS 1917) tree →
- Leave thy fatherless children, I will rear them, and let thy widows trust in Me. (Prophets JER.49.11, JPS 1917) tree →
- And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria. (Prophets 1KI.16.32, JPS 1917) tree →
- And it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall rear a young cow, and two sheep; (Prophets ISA.7.21, JPS 1917) tree →
- Children should sit in the rear seat of the car. tree →
- We got off by the rear door of the bus. tree →
- My bike has a red rear light. tree →
- The teacher walked at the rear of the line. tree →
- The farmer rears sheep and goats. tree →
- The horse reared up when it saw the snake. tree →
- Swans rear their young on the river. tree →
- The marble block was reared in its place. tree →
note
As a noun usually "the rear". Opposite of rear: "front". "Bring up the rear" means to be last. Safety: a red light at the rear of a bike helps drivers see you at night. In the USA "raise" is more common than "rear" for children.
In the corpora
- And thou shalt rear up the tabernacle according to the fashion thereof which hath been shown thee in the mount.
- 'On the first day of the first month shalt thou rear up the tabernacle of the tent of meeting.
- And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria.
- And it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall rear a young cow, and two sheep;
- Leave thy fatherless children, I will rear them, and let thy widows trust in Me.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «rear» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.